How fast are you on an MTB?

[Flying_Monkey]

Mind you, I tend to ease back a bit after I hit 150 km/h

Link to Cyclingnews story.

 

[Angelfishsolo]

Well I don't like to boast about my off road downhill speed as it might make others feel inadequate

 

[Flying_Monkey]

And he's even faster on snow!

(by the way the link was a bit funny, I think you put the url in twice)

Don't know how that happened... anyway, it's fixed now.

 

[Xiorell]

I beat that this morning.

At least it felt like it - "to me"

 

[Bman]

 

[jethro10]

I wonder how hubs n bearings n tyers etc react to this speed, do they need to be special? way out of their design range I bet.
It's scary!

Jeff

 

[Angelfishsolo]

Possibly made of motorbike quality material. If not then I would love to see the state of the components after the record.

I wonder how hubs n bearings n tyers etc react to this speed, do they need to be special? way out of their design range I bet.
It's scary!

Jeff

 

[dan_bo]

Gravel rash!

 

[marzjennings]

Looks like the bike was put together with standard bike parts. I suspect that the suspension was tighten up a wee bit though.

 

[deano69]

That equates to around 102 mph, that speeds fast enough in a car if you think what if my tyre blows out now which tends to slow you back to legal limit pretty quick

 

[the snail]

well he did better than this guy...

View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMtAXyrxKoM

 

[Kirstie]

Kinky! Loved the bit at the end where the guy with overly dveloped quads and hotpants hugged the guy in a skintight scarlett rubber catsuit.

A great ad for the bike too.

 

[BrumJim]

Even faster now:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/38925611

 

[I like Skol]

 

[3narf]

well he did better than this guy...

View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMtAXyrxKoM

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